Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ countries in pushing them to axe deals with Havana to send doctors on medical missionsCuba’s foreign minister has accused the United States of “extorting” Latin American countries by putting pressure on them to cancel decades-old deals with Havana for the supply of doctors.Bruno Rodríguez said the United States was trying to “strangle” the economy of the communist island, which earns billions from its foreign medical missions, after several countries stopped deploying Cuban doctors. Continue reading...

Friday briefing: What do the cuts in aid mean for the fight against Ebola in the DRC?
<p>In today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged crisis more likely</p><p></p><p>Ebola is spreading rapidly in parts of east Africa. The deadly disease, which kills around half of those it infects, is <a href="https



